[The Guardian report on Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's announcement that his government will increase its funding to a scheme which
brings classical music into Venezuela's slums, following international
acclaim for the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra. The Venezuelan leader
announced the creation of "Misión Música", a government-funded effort
to give tuition and instruments to 1 million impoverished children. To watch a clip of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra at a recent concert in London click here.]
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